Herbed Pecans Food

HERB-ROASTED PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a bowl, combine pecans, sugar, thyme, rosemary, salt, and pepper; stir in egg white.
• Spread mixture in a single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, stirring once, until golden, 15 to 18 minutes (if mixture sticks to pan, scrape up with a spatula). Let cool completely before serving, about 30 minutes. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week.

HERBED PECAN STUFFING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 225°. Place bread cubes in a single layer on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake until partially dried, tossing occasionally, 30-40 minutes. Set aside. Increase oven temperature to 325°., Meanwhile, combine raisins and apple juice in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; let stand for 15 minutes. In a large skillet or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add celery, onion and garlic; cook and stir until tender, 5-7 minutes. Stir in parsley, salt, sage, thyme, fennel seeds and pepper; remove from the heat. Beat egg and broth; add to vegetable mixture with bread cubes and raisin mixture. Toss well. Stir in pecans. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. , Cover and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake until lightly browned, 15-20 minutes longer.

TOASTED PECAN AND HERBED CHEESE BALL BITES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread the nuts onto a cookie sheet and bake for 7 to 8 minutes or until the nuts begin to brown and become aromatic. Remove from oven and let cool. Coarsely chop ¼ cup of pecans; set aside. Finely chop the remaining 1¼ cups of pecans and mix with ¼ cup of chopped parsley in a medium bowl; set aside. Line a cookie sheet with plastic wrap.
• Make the cheese mix: In the bowl of a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the cream cheese, garlic and fines herbs cheese, goat cheese, salt and hot sauce until smooth. Mix in the remaining ¼ cup parsley, the scallions, pimento peppers and the coarsely chopped pecans. Use a tablespoon measure to transfer tablespoons of the cheese mixture to the prepared cookie sheet to make about 30 mounds. Refrigerate for 15 minutes. Remove the cookie sheet from the refrigerator and roll the mounds into balls. Coat the balls with the reserved pecan and parsley mixture.
• Refrigerate until ready to use. Serve with crackers, crudités or grilled bread, if desired.

GARLIC-HERB PECANS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Mix together the rosemary, sage, thyme, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a small bowl and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a rimmed baking sheet.
• Put the egg white in a large bowl and whisk until frothy. Add the pecans and toss to coat in the egg white. Add the spice blend and toss to coat again,
• Spread the nut mixture evenly on the prepared baking sheet and bake, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Let cool on the baking sheet, then stir in the bacon and transfer to a large bowl and garnish with a rosemary sprig if using.

SPICED HERBED NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In medium saucepan over moderately low heat, combine all ingredients except nuts. Cook, stirring frequently, until butter and sugar melt completely, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add nuts and toss well to combine.
• Spread nuts on large rimmed baking sheet and bake, stirring after 7 minutes, until golden and fragrant, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool in pan on rack. (Nuts can be made up to 3 days ahead and stored at room temperature in airtight container.)

HERBED PECANS

Steps:

• Melt butter in a large saucepan. Add seasonings and stir. Remove from heat. Add pecans and toss to coat well. Do not break nuts.
• Arrange nuts in a single layer in jelly-roll pan. Scrape any remaining herb mixture over nuts.
• Bake in preheated 325 degree oven 10 to 12 minutes, or until well browned. Stir gently 2 or 3 times.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.

HERBED NUTS

Steps:

• In a large bowl toss all ingredients together until well combined.
• Spread on a large ungreased cookie sheet or jellyroll pan and place in a preheated 350 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes; stirring evey 10 minutes.
• Cool completely in pan, when cool store in an airtight container.

HERBED SPICED NUTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a bowl whisk together oil, thyme, salt, and cayenne. Add nuts and toss to coat well. Spread nuts in a shallow baking pan and roast in middle of oven 10 minutes. nuts may be made 3 days ahead and kept in an airtight container.
• Serve nuts warm or at room temperature.